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Dear Listmembers, This is a second request for volunteers to participate in a nutrition study on Parkinson's disease. As of now, I have fifteen study participants, but would like more In last year's 2nd Quarter Parkinson Report, Dr. Gerald McIntosh, a neurologist in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, coauthored with Dr. M.H. Thaut a report on a study using music therapy to help people with PD to initiate movement. As some of you are aware, Dr. McIntosh and I have been attempting to locate funds to study the nutritional status of people with PD. That funding is now in place and we are seeking volunteers for the study. Study participants will be asked to commit to two visits to Dr. McIntosh's office in Fort Collins. Participants will also be asked to complete a detailed three-day food record, a medical history, a list of all medications currently used, and will be encouraged to have a blood test, although the blood test is not mandatory. All services are free to study participants, except for the blood test--some insurers will pay, others will not. I will analyze the food record, study medications used, medical history, and blood test, and report on my findings. I will provide appropriate nutrition counseling to all study participants. It is my hope that at least 50 people will participate. To be statistically significant the study must be fairly large, although a small study will still be helpful. To that end, I hope that people with Parkinson's in the general areas of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska will sign up for the study. May I ask that those of you who belong to PD support groups please pass the information on to your groups? To sign up for the study, contact: Gerald McIntosh, M.D. 1247 Riverside Avenue Fort Collins CO 80524 Tel: 970-482-4373 Fax: 970-484-5682 I hope to see some of you in the coming weeks! Best regards, Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538 http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar You may wish to contact: Better Business Bureau of the Mountain States, < [log in to unmask]> for further information.